About us
Clarity Across Borders
At Lumena Global Advisory, we help U.S. leaders operate with confidence and precision across Latin America. Our work begins where most expansion strategies fall apart: in the human, cultural, and operational realities that determine whether cross-border growth succeeds or quietly bleeds time and money.
Our Philosophy
Expansion is not a spreadsheet. It’s a people strategy.
Executives succeed in LATAM when they understand:
- How decisions are made
- How teams build trust
- How communication is interpreted
- How leadership is expected
- How relationships impact execution
When leaders adjust with cultural intelligence, performance accelerates.
Our Advantage
Most U.S. companies underestimate how different LATAM truly is not in the work itself, but in how people work.
Lumena stands apart because we bring:
- Team members and strategic partners in key LATAM markets
- Executive-level advisory designed for CEOs and founders
- Deep cultural fluency across the Americas
- People-first strategy grounded in real organizational behavior
- Experience bridging U.S. expectations with LATAM realities
We don’t just translate language. We translate leadership.
We partner with CEOs, founders, and executive teams to ensure their expansion into Latin America is strategic, culturally fluent, and aligned with real regional expectations.
Where traditional consulting focuses on market data alone, we focus on what actually drives performance in LATAM:
- Leadership style
- Communication norms
- Employee expectations
- Organizational structure
- Localized People & Culture realities
This is the clarity leaders need to scale smoothly across borders.
Our Global Presence
Lumena operates with a dual presence:
- U.S. headquarters in Hollywood, FL
- On-the-ground partners across key LATAM markets, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, the Caribbean and growing.
This gives our clients real-time insight, direct access to regional intelligence, and support rooted in lived experience, not assumptions.
The Founder
Executive Advisor, U.S.–LATAM Market Entry & Cross-Border Operations
Stephanie Michelle Pimentel is an executive advisor specializing in U.S.–LATAM expansion and cross-border operational excellence, known for helping CEOs enter Latin America with clarity, compliance, and cultural fluency. Her career spans leadership roles at Live Nation Entertainment, Republica Havas, and Sonnedix, supporting operations across Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Miami.
With a proven track record in M&A integration, HRIS optimization, labor law alignment, JV oversight, entity setups, payroll structuring, and multi-country operations, she has become a trusted partner for executives navigating the complexity of international growth. Stephanie is widely recognized as a “LATAM whisperer”—a strategic bridge between U.S. business expectations and the way LATAM markets operate day-to-day. She translates cultural nuance into operational strategy while building the rapport and trust required for sustainable success across the region.
Her strength lies in cross-border onboarding, compliance frameworks, People & Culture alignment, crisis management, LATAM organizational design, and integrating U.S. operational standards into local markets without friction. Unlike U.S.-filtered consultants, Stephanie’s insight is grounded in real teams, real markets, and on-the-ground relationships.
Today, as the founder of Lumena Global Advisory, she is building the next global benchmark for expansion integrity—“Lumena Certified”—a trust mark designed to help companies enter LATAM the right way: informed, compliant, culturally aligned, and strategically positioned for long-term growth.
Our Commitment to You
Cross-border expansion should feel clear, not chaotic.
Aligned, not fragmented.
Strategic, not reactive.
With Lumena, you gain a partner who understands both sides and brings them together.
Connect with us to discuss your LATAM expansion, stabilization, or optimization needs.
954-546-1277
info@lumenaglobal.com
2719 Hollywood Blvd
Unit #7185
Hollywood, FL 33020
Where You can find Us.